Vancouver shop notes: 5 minutes with Stuart Weitzman

In addition to neutral tones, the bags come in a range of kicky colours, such as burnt orange, moss green, navy, and a red and khaki combo (shown, from $70). With an interior pocket for discreetly hauling around a laptop, the bags carry off function too.

This boutique also carries a selection of French perfumes, lingerie and homewares, so you can shop for gifts too.

In either slinky gunmetal or playful Day-Glo green, these bracelets by Vancouver Island–based Erika Lauren Design () add instant charm to a New Year's Eve getup. Made with found materials, they leave a light eco-footprint too. At Dream (
$45 each, 311 W. Cordova St., 604-683-7326).

'Heritage' shoe launch aside, how will you personally be celebrating the 25th anniversary of Stuart Weitzman the brand?
By opening a fabulous flagship store on Fifth Avenue in New York in September.
Interested in buying this shoe or other Stuart Weitzman heels? It just got a bit easier...

ca ) next to the Roundhouse community centre now offers more beauty treatments, including mini Dermalogica facials and the always-popular brow shaping appointments by resident expert Alisha Noon. Of course, there's still plenty of beauty loot to spritz, test and dab.
Shown, owner Marc...

See the California Girl's purrrty new campaign here: Twitter
Stuart Weitzman is teaming up with Gilt on a digital pop-up shop dedicated solely to its signature over-the-knee 5050 boot, which turns 20 this year! ~ WWD
Despite her continued boycotting efforts, Gwyneth Paltrow is slated to...

Said Weitzman about the launch:
What is every girl's first memory of shoes? Cinderella's glass slipper. Something as simple and accessible as a beautiful shoe can make a woman feel like a princess. Who wouldn't want to be Cinderella for a night?
The "Clearly Timeless" capsule ranges...

In addition to cool Korean labels, there's an eponymous house label of women's pieces (men's will come this spring) designed by local and international artists in collaboration with creative director Eunice Quan. The result: a mishmash of renditions on a singular concept—though all are...

Bag one of her bright blanket totes, crafted from reclaimed serapes and leather belts, for the beach (
shown, $165 each, at One of A Few, 354 Water St., 604-605-0685, oneofafew.com, and Much & Little, 2541 Main St., 604-709-9034, muchandlittle.com
).

Earlier this week Leandra Medine aka The Man Repeller hosted a shopping event with Stuart Weitzman at the designers 5th Avenue Store in New York City.
The event celebrated Stuart Weitzman's Spring 2012 collection which features many toe-cap pumps.
You may remember that way back in August...